Casper Van Dien / Johnny Rico
Casper Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Van Dien Avenue (Named after his great, great grandfather). When he and his family moved to Florida he enrolled at the elite military college prep school Admiral Farragut Academy where he graduated third in command. After attending Florida State University he moved to LA to pursue an acting career where he found success in both film and TV.
His breakthrough role was as the lead in Paul Verhoeven's cult-classic Starship Troopers for Sony/Touchstone. He was also cast in Tim Burton's critically acclaimed film Sleepy Hollow for Paramount Pictures with Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken.
Van Dien starred as 'Lord of the Jungle' in the Warner Bros. film Tarzan and the Lost City. Casper has starred in over 60 films and television projects. Some of his credits include Chasing Destiny with Lauren Graham & Christopher Lloyd, Modern Vampires with Kim Cattrall & Rod Steiger, Thrill Seekers with Catherine Bell & Martin Sheen, Personal Effects with Penelope Ann Miller, Officer Down with Sherilyn Fenn, Big Spender with Graham Green, James Dean: Live Fast Die Young with Robert Mitchum, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb for Hallmark Entertainment and the surprise independent hit The Omega Code with his wife Catherine Oxenberg.
Jolene Blalock / Lola Beck
Jolene Blalock recently burst onto Hollywood’s radar and is quickly emerging as one of Hollywood’s most sought after talents. Most recently she starred in the big screen thriller Slow Burn, starring Ray Liotta and LL Cool J.
Segueing effortlessly between the big and small screen, Jolene recently starred in the Lifetime original movie I Dream of Murder. She is best known for her role in the highly successful television drama Star Trek Enterprise, in which she starred as Sub Commander T’Pol, the austere but sensual Vulcan Science Officer who has been assigned to ‘oversee’ the crew’s progress in the matters of humanity.
Additionally, Jolene garnered attention for her role in the miniseries Jason & the Argonauts with Dennis Hopper and starred in Diamond Hunters with Alyssa Milano. Her other television credits include guest starring roles in acclaimed television series such as C.S.I., J.A.G. and Veronica’s Closet.
Boris Kodjoe / Dix Hauser
Boris Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria. After completing a marketing degree at Richmond, he joined the Ford Modeling agency in New York and his career skyrocketed completing campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Yves Saint Laurent, and The GAP, within the first seven months.
His modeling success soon aroused Hollywood interest and Boris won a number of guest star roles on sitcoms such as For Your Love, and a supporting role in the Spike Lee produced feature film Love and Basketball.
His first lead in a major feature film was Brown Sugar, alongside Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan, for which he was nominated for an NAACP Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
Boris’ breakout role was playing Damon Carter on the Showtime hit Soul Food: The Series. The show scored record-breaking ratings and won NAACP Awards in 2002, 2003, and 2004 for Best Dramatic Series. Boris received NAACP Award Nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for three straight years.
Boris’ further credits include Doing Hard Time, the UPN half-hour series Second Time Around, The Gospel and the box office hit, Madea’s Family Reunion.
Stephan Hogan / Sky Marshall Anoke
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Stephen originally trained as an architect at the University of Edinburgh before studying acting at the Royal Scottish Academy where he graduated with the Gold Medal.
His last American film was Benedict Arnold (Field of Honour in the UK), playing President Joseph Reed of Pennsylvania, opposite Kelsey Grammer and Aidan Quinn. Other films include the IRA hunger strike feature Some Mothers Son starring Helen Mirren; Vicious Circle, The Plant and the screen version of Alan Hollinghurst’s Booker winning novel The Line of Beauty. Recent UK and Irish television work includes Totally Frank, Fair City, High Road and Doctors.
Stephen has worked extensively in British regional theatre including productions at The Liverpool Playhouse; Dundee Rep; Oxford Playhouse, Manchester Royal Exchange, Traverse and Lyceum theatres in Edinburgh, Derby Playhouse; The Citz, Tron and Theatre Babel in Glasgow; The Leicester Haymarket, and the Physical Theatre company Shared Experience in London.
PAUL VERHOEVEN Presents
STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER
Synopsis/Cast
The federation thinks he's dead. Which means Col. Johnny Rico is the perfect man to send on a secret mission to rescue a small crew of troopers stranded on the remote planet of OM-1. As Captain Lola Beck and the rest of a starship crew fight to survive in the harsh conditions, it begins to dawn on them that something on OM-1 is very, very wrong. This time, the bugs have a secret weapon.
